The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-12-18
DEACON FOSTER GETS IT.
BIAINE,s CHOICE q PRESIDENT OF
THE LEAGUE rs LEFT.

New York and Ohio csnbine on the Unes-
j~ectIennbie ratcntce OF the Great League
scheme-Bisine's Men Wore Over Sure.
over, and leaves q weaker impression thar was
anticipated. The National League OF Republi-
can clubs is formed. The dynamo for charging
tho grand old party with electricity is now en-
ished and filling the mir with sparks. and
James Gillespie Blaine Of Paris has launched
his official boom. But once again New York
State has disappointed the magnetic man. The
Blaine men had hoped to make A. Lowden
snowden, ex-Director OF the Philadelphia Mint,
tho first President Of the League, but they
omitted ono important calculation-they tried
to get along without Now York. Just as tho Re-
publican National Committee did In 1884. They
thought that II Nathan Goff, the Blaine mouth
piece in the Convention. presented nowden he
would be swallowed at . gulp. But In the
mean time New York, which Is very much d.
vided between Blaine, Depew. Evarts, and
forty-eix other men with the bee In their bon
nets, united on President Foster OF the Now
York Republican Club, made a deal with Ohio
in his behalf, Ohio being red-hot for any one
except the Blaine-stained Snowden, ana
set up many pins over night. when u
comes to fns work In wirepullinR, ONO ana
New York always were q team. Tho New
Workers were careful to spread o denial OF tho
rumor that Foster Is in any way oblectionapio
to those whose whole political creed Is
summed IN in the second. twelfth. first, ninth,
fourteenth. and fifth letters Of tho alphabet.
They did not say he was q Blaine man. but
they remarked that he was uncommitted, and
avery clever. mild and easy going. agreeable
young man. This was how the matter stood
whom the Convention opened this morning.
The Blaine men were so confident that Snow
den would win II Golf presented him that they
had done no work for him. and the Now Workers
wero SO determined to bag the best office In the
NV When Chairman mi William N Il ESSaartss asked
all present TO take and keep. their seats, there
S Sas = General as i Il Il mish{ fRl avs Se 81 s sIpe Sa,S
to luke the order liberally and move away with
tho chairs. SO promo is jealousy to disorder all
said that it was in order FOL, all States to send
in their SELECTIONS for .Vice-Presidents and
new Satio nj L League MaSsut He cailed on Hlaba ma
first. Alabama wus represented solely by Mr..
samuel Il, Lowery, a talented but modest col.
In a very unpleasant predicament. The aver
age white, Alabaman is not . person for the
sSensH sf RspSbi %an t IN t Alst anSsi i nc 9TH ait ep 10
contracts some of the characteristics Of his
did not care to assume the. responsibility. Of
selecting. any two white men from Alabama for
office and then go. back and face the rost that
""preferred to leave Alabama blank" Mr.. j.
NJ, Huston OF Indiana said he was In some
ton would not insist on getting officials from
either the region OF the Hoosier or that Of the
moss-bearded forests. The Convention agreed
to this, and the nominations went on.
The Blaine men raised the usual wild tumult
when e~X,Fraudulen Secretary Nathan Con Of
contribution. Dakota was placed in nearly the
same position as Alabama and. Indiana, for
there were only two men from the Bad Lands
least In doubt what to do: they nominated
themselves for the two, Offices, and felt the re-
wards Of consciences at ease,
When Maine sent in her names they were
found to be those Of Mr.. Strnut, the leading
lawyer and red.hot Blaine man. and Joe Man.
pleted. and which Is the roll OF those who are
to serve as the Vice-Presidents and Executive
Committeemen until the election In 1883. is as